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Garden Notes by The Old Muckspreader Nayland with Wissington Community Times The OM/S apologises for banging on about this subject, which he has discussed on several occasions. Nevertheless, one crop which costs nothing and which most gardens with a tree or two produce is fallen leaves. After collection, store them in plastic bags or wire pens, mix with some grass mowings and leave them to rot down. The process can be accelerated by sprinkling Sulphate of Ammonia on the heap, or even using a natural ingredient which has been described in the newspapers and on the radio recently, but which delicacy, perhaps misplaced, prevents the OM/S from naming. Here we have been digging out a wire pen filled with leaves, etc over two years ago, which have now become a rich dark mould. Before the arrival of horticultural peat on the market gardeners used to mix it with sharp sand to produce a good potting soil. Despite its appearance, however, it doesn’t contain much nutrient and is really more of a soil conditioner. Last year the squirrels ate most of our meagre crop of conkers; this year they haven’t touched them, and they are now being used for the following purposes. Some year ago the OM/S read somewhere a tip about using a small net bag of them to hang up with his suits to deter cloths moths. Madam Muckspreader was sceptical about this, and opined that if the clothes were clean they wouldn’t be attacked anyhow. Notwithstanding the OM/S stuck to his guns and moreover reasoned that if conkers repelled clothes moths why should they not be affective against some horticultural insect pests. For several years, therefore, he has kept conkers in net bags in his greenhouse, and there has been no sign of a single White Fly. As the weather is still very mild, it is an excellent opportunity for planting hardy subjects, especially trees, provided the latter are supported against winter winds. They will continue to make root growth, and get away to a flying start in spring. This month’s plant is Iris Unguicularis, once known as I. Stylosa. It comes from Algeria, where it flourishes in poor stony soil. If grown in rich soil it will make a lot of leafy growth but produce few flowers. If backed by a south facing wall it should be starting to flower now, and should continue at intervals WordSearch throughout the winter, defying frost and snow. B E H K V S T A R A N I S E O C Picked in bud the flowers will last indoors for several days. You might find X A M R I E A B C A M O R N C O some on Christmas Day. A B I E S A L D R H R L I I E R Which reminds the writer to wish his readers a Happy Christmas and a I J S C U P M E V W A R O P M A horticulturally productive New Year. T E T U I O G R L Z A P B I C N Anagrams: CHRISTMAS SONGS & CAROLS (with a horticultural twist) 1 2 3 4 5 6 SEARCH IS STORMS ATTEND MISILE OWEN DHILLY HEAT THY OVEN MISTER SACHOTER TERRY COACH RELER KING REMOIRED ROAST CHESTNUT CHAR Wordsearch words may be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal and forward or backwards. All solutions on page 38 T A L C S N A Y R D C A M O R G E A E S I K N M N U L C A C E E S A T G E A R A R E A E M M C J N N O R I E M B M M H M T C U E I E E O L V E A S O O U P Y R A O I M A N K I L L S N A L D P A P O P B I C V L O C L O V E S H H V S U T P Y L A C U E M A N K ABIES CINNAMON CLOVES EUCALYPTUS GINGER HOLLY MANDARIN MISTLETOE NUTMEG ORANGE PICEA PINE POINSETTIA SPRUCE STAR ANISE Page 24
NAYLAND’S LONG LOST SILVER BAND Nayland with Wissington Community Times Christmas is approaching and once again there will be many festive events in the village for everyone to enjoy. For many people, however, a Nayland Christmas would not be complete without the annual evening visit of the Boxted Methodist Silver Band. This excellent band has been coming to Nayland every Christmas without fail for almost fifty years. At the appointed time they take up their position in the High Street near St James’ Gate, whatever the weather. As they start to play people gather round in the darkness with their torches, whole families well wrapped up, all coming to sing carols in the lights of the Christmas tree. Sometimes the snow is falling – how do the band keep playing when their fingers must be so cold! The Boxted Band has a long and well documented history which can be traced back to around 1860 when a woodwind and brass music group was formed by members of the Boxted Methodist Church. In 1898 it became an all brass band and in 1936 became known as The Boxted Methodist Silver Band. Despite the threat of folding up through falling numbers in the 1930s and again in the 1960s the band steadfastly kept going. The band plays regularly at the Methodist Church on the first Sunday of every month, known as “Band Sunday”, and at community and charity events throughout the year. It has played at many major celebrations over the years and always has a very full programme. In the run up to Christmas it plays carols around Colchester and Boxted to raise money for band funds and for charity. Did you know that Nayland once had its own silver band Sadly it only existed for a few years but there are still a few people around who remember it well. The Nayland & District British Legion Silver Band was formed under the auspices of the local branch of the British Legion in 1936 by Mr Herbert (known as Herbie) Taylor, an ex military bandsman (in the middle of the front row on the photograph). He had previously been bandmaster of the Boxted Silver Band but following a disagreement he and several other bandsmen left and started the Nayland Band. Herbie Taylor lived in Mill Street, Nayland, where he ran one of the three bakeries which Nayland was fortunate to have at that time. These all eventually closed during the 1950s. Ernie Hatten who ran Hattens’ shop in Bear Street (now the Village Stores) for many years, became a member of the band (back row third from right). He joined when he was 16 and Herbie Taylor taught him to play the cornet. Some of Ernie’s friends joined and soon they were all enthusiastically practising in the Mission Room (Church Hall) on instruments loaned by the British Legion. In no time at all the band was playing at local functions. One of the first was a United Service and Church Parade in Nayland in July 1936 when all ex-service men and women were invited to join the parade, the proceeds of the event going to the Nayland and Stoke Nursing Association. The band became very successful and was in great demand for functions such as flower shows, fetes, British Legion rallies and carnivals. It played in the Colchester Carnival and procession and regularly entertained holidaymakers at Walton but, with the coming of the Second World War, some of the band members left Nayland to join the forces and the band folded up. Unfortunately when peace returned the Nayland band was never reformed. It was probably not the only band to fall by the wayside at this time but the enduring Boxted Band had resolutely kept going and survived. In fact, when peace festivities were held all over the area and a big military parade was organised through Colchester town centre, the Boxted Methodist Silver Band was the only civilian band to take part. Here in Nayland we look forward once again to the visit of the Boxted Band this Christmas with the hope that they will continue to accompany our carol singing for many years to come. Wendy Sparrow [I would like to thank David Cawdell for his help with the history of the Boxted Band. David is a brass band historian who is currently writing a book about the lost village bands of Suffolk] Page 25
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